Hey - thanks for the picture comparison - I was totally shouting "That's where Speedle got shot!" when they went into the store - My dad was like, "Huh? You're totally obsessed..." And when Ryan went in the store, I said, "I hope you cleaned your gun, Wolfe, cause your predecessor ended up dead here ..."
I was convinced they were gonna do a Speedle flashback there with H - maybe have some continuity - two and a half years after Speedle's demise, H comes full circle, with another man down (Eric, Speed's best friend), only this time, he makes things right. I think that could've been really powerful b/c the whole Speedle thing was never resolved. For instance, in CSI:NY, when one of their own went down, they met after work, reminisced, and toasted the person - that was an awesome scene, and I was hoping for something like that to happen after this ep - except Eric would be alive, and maybe he'd toast Speed and Marisol or something - OK, that sounds really cheesey and lame, but it worked on CSI:NY!
Anyhow, no Speedle
- I wonder if the writers will ever tell us about why that happened. They know how big of a fan base he still has even after all these years after his "death" on the show.
Also, as a sidebar, I really don't like Natalia - she's annoying, and taking away from the characters I like. And what the heck is she doing going into a room where Clavo might be hiding with NO GUN??? I mean, this is a dangerous guy - why isn't Cal there instead? Weird.
Oh, and while I'm at it - when did Ryan and Eric become so close? I mean, Ryan was all "You shot my friend!" but, hello, Eric does not like you, dude. He thinks you're a weenie. Get over it. LOL. (Don't get me wrong, I like Ryan, but seriously, he was way more upset over Eric than Eric was over Speedle. Did that make any sense?)
I miss the days of Speed - where they were a team and joked around and were much happier. I bet the characters miss it too LOL.